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Thoroughbred Sport Horse Award Winners Named

Winners of the Rood & Riddle Thoroughbred Sport Horse Awards for 2012 will be honored Jan. 17 during the United States Equestrian Federation's annual meeting in Louisville, Ky.

 Monday, January 14, 2013
John Henry Memorial Statue Unveiled

John Henry Memorial Statue Unveiled

A year after the death of racehorse John Henry, fans now have a lasting monument and a dedicated place to remember their champion. A bronze statue by artist Shelley Hunter has taken its place at John's gravesite, just outside the Kentucky Horse Park's Hall of Champions paddock that John called home for 22 of his 32 years.

 Thursday, October 09, 2008
Roll Hennessy Roll's First  Winner

Roll Hennessy Roll's First Winner

Roll Hennessy Roll not only came up with his first winner as a stallion, but his first stakes winner as well.

 Monday, April 21, 2008

Jockey Hunter Out with Injuries

Jockey Teri Hunter will be sidelined several months with a broken collarbone, three broken ribs, and a punctured lung following a Dec. 13 spill at Calder Race Course.

 Friday, December 14, 2007
Doctor Dino Keeping Sharpen Up Male Line Alive

Doctor Dino Keeping Sharpen Up Male Line Alive

Modern breeding in North America and Europe is dominated by just three major male lines: Northern Dancer, Mr. Prospector, and Seattle Slew. Other male lines still exist but they range from the relatively healthy Hail to Reason and In Reality lines, which encompass a sizable number of stallions, down to lines with just one or two major representatives remaining, such as those of Domino and Plaudit. The male line of Sharpen Up (GB) is one of those lesser sire lines that has managed to survive the 20th Century

 Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Bloodhorse.com Adds Triple Crown E-Newsletter; Sign Up Here

Bloodhorse.com has announced the addition of a new weekly "Triple Crown Mania" e-Newsletter to this year's coverage of the three classics.

 Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Storm Forecast: Evaluating Storm Cat as a Sire of Sires

Few stallions have fit the modern commercial market better than Storm Cat. Seven times the leading sire of juveniles, he regularly gets quick, precocious runners, yet has demonstrated that with the right mare, he can throw a horse capable of getting the American classic distance of 10 furlongs. What can we say about the future as it pertains to Storm Cat as a sire of sires?

 Friday, March 04, 2005